A multiscale method for the heterogeneous Signorini problem

DOI10.1016/J.CAM.2022.114160zbMATH Open1484.65304arXiv2109.12999OpenAlexW3203089615MaRDI QIDQ2114426FDOQ2114426

Sai-Mang Pun, Xin Su

Publication date: 15 March 2022

Published in: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we develop a multiscale method for solving the Signorini problem with a heterogeneous field. The Signorini problem is encountered in many applications, such as hydrostatics, thermics, and solid mechanics. It is well-known that numerically solving this problem requires a fine computational mesh, which can lead to a large number of degrees of freedom. The aim of this work is to develop a new hybrid multiscale method based on the framework of the generalized multiscale finite element method (GMsFEM). The construction of multiscale basis functions requires local spectral decomposition. Additional multiscale basis functions related to the contact boundary are required so that our method can handle the unilateral condition of the Signorini type naturally. A complete analysis of the proposed method is provided and a result of the spectral convergence is shown. Numerical results are provided to validate our theoretical findings.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.12999

zbMATH Keywords

variational inequalitymultiscale methodunilateral conditionhybrid formulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational inequalities (49J40) Numerical methods for variational inequalities and related problems (65K15) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M60) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Friction in solid mechanics (74M10)

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